Literature is the one place in any society where, within the secrecy of our own heads, we can hear voices talking about everything in every possible way.

In the cookie of life, friends are the chocolate chips.

Rock and roll music - the music of freedom frightens people and unleashes all manner of conservative defense mechanisms.

Have you noticed the physical resemblance between Imran Khan and Gaddafi? If you were making a movie of the life of Gaddafi and you wanted a slightly better-looking version of Gaddafi, you might cast Imran Khan.

We are described into corners, and then we must describe ourselves out of corners.

It's Kennedy's war, Vietnam. Lyndon Johnson got all the flak, but it's Kennedy's war.

It is often said by religious people that without its framework, there is no sense of right or wrong. My view is that religion comes after ethics.